There is some evidence that seems to support the use of traditional and complementary medicine ? for example, acupuncture in relieving pain, yoga to reduce asthma attacks, and tai ji techniques to help elderly people reduce their fear of falls 2002年,世界衛(wèi)生組織發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)戰(zhàn)略,幫助各國(guó)為人民的健康和幸福開(kāi)發(fā)傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)的潛力,同時(shí)盡量減輕未經(jīng)驗(yàn)證或?yàn)E用的治療的危險(xiǎn)。
As many as 70 percent of cancer patients use alternative therapies, including dietary supplements, acupuncture, hypnotism, massage, guided imagery, magnets and biofeedback, according to a recent report in the journal of alternative and complementary medicine 據(jù)《替代和補(bǔ)充醫(yī)學(xué)》雜志最近的一篇報(bào)道說(shuō),高達(dá)70%的癌癥患者使用替代療法,包括食療、針刺、催眠、推拿、引導(dǎo)想象、磁療和生物反饋。